Sanitary structure and appliance for use in cow-milking.



I2. EVE. LUMMIS.

SANITARY STEUCTUPT APPLIANCE TOR USE IN COW MILKING.

10111111211 AUG.3,1911.

2 SHEBTS-SHEET 1.

ATTORNEYS G. M. LU-MMIS; SANITARY STRUCTURE AND APPLIANCE FOR USE IN COW MILKING. APPLICATION TILED AUG. 3, 1911.

1,025,955. Patented-May 7, 1-912.

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1 GEORGE M. LUMMIS; 013 FORT :MYERS. FLGRIDA;

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it'hnr iu'n that Lilo-loco]: Ill. Loinns. a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fort litters. in thecount} of Lee and la. have. invented certain linte of Florit prove nents in nitary Structures and Ap- Use 11 low-Milking, of which the fUllfE-Yill'lg is a specification.

The objectof my invention toprovide sanitary conditions. inthe operation of milking cows. I employ a structure which @011 stitutes an lnclosure for cows While beln'g milked, wherebv dandruff, loose hairs. or

' dirt fron'i the udder. flanks, antibody of the cow are prevented from access to the niillepail or bucket, and whereby eyen the contaminated atmosphere of the cow stable ise xcluded from the apartment or locality Where the inillier is stationed. Or. niore definitely stated, Ipinvide a vertical, partition which is interposed between the cow and the milkeryand construct thesa ine With a large opening over-and in. which a flexible screen or protector fornied ct rubber. Slilll. or tabme, and having;- holes for insertion of the cows teats is. appliedin' such manner as'to,

completely exclude foreign substancestrom access to the milk-pail or bucket. It will thusbe understood that," in place or taking a milk-pail or bucket or milking machine .to a

f cow when tied in the open or in it stable, the

} cow is taken toa particular sanitary struc-' ture and is confined therein during the mill:- ing operation. The details of construction oi the apparatus are as hereinafter described and illus- .line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

trated. in; the accompanying drawings. in

Figure 1 is a cross section of a cow stall or stable and an adjoining compartment in which the. niilker is located. Fig. 2 is a vertical' longitudinal section of the milking compartment, the same being taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the cow stall on the section on the line 4t-l of Fig. 8. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of thenno'able term porary support for the fiEXlblQ screen 01 protector during the milking operation.

Iii-Figs. 1-1, A indicates the cow stall or stable, B the adjoining Inilkingc'ompartmerit, and Cth'e vertical partition that intervenes them. This partition 1s provided at '1 with an opening of. considerable size see especially Fig. 3-and when a cow. is driven Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August a, 1911.

is the tents, and these he reaches through Fig. 4 is a. horizontal with a chain 4,. which, during the milk i 'operat-1on,.holds the partition-in the position indicated in Fig.1and which thus pie vents any considerable lateral movement of the cow away from the partition. A manger or feed-box 5 may be located at the head of the'stallyand the conma'y be secured at that point by a stanchion 6 or any other cmnfenient' means. T he partition C thusfornis one ill side of a stall A undone side of the adjacent milking compartment B. The bottom or floor 7 of the la'ttcris locatedconsiderably below the level of the stall, as shown inlri z.

1, so that the inilker seated upon "a stool 8 has easyor convenient access to th 1ulder of the cow through the opening 1.; In order to preventforeign substances from the cow or stall from passing through the c l iening l ,duringthe milking operation, I einl'iloy a screen or protect-0r 9 which is preferably forined of flexible material; such rubber, skin, ort'abr c. the 'samebemg secured to the compartment side of the partltlon, aronnd the edges of the opening 1,-

haiiiig a sutlicient slack or fullness inltlie cei'itral portion to permit it to be pushed laterally into the stall and'nnder the cows'udder.

This protector is pro'rided fwith four openings of a size StUfabledQ receive the 'cowls teats, and thus the only portion of the fco which is risiblenor accessible to the mill the opening 1 and directs {the streams of niilk therefrom into avpailjor bucket which is introduced through the" opening 1'" and placed directly beneath the cows udder. as

shown in Figsl and 2.

A coni'enient means for holding" the protector is illustrated 111 Fig. That is to 'say. a series of nails ware driven into the partition C at points adgacent to and surrounding the opening l, and the edges of the fabric 9 being placed over these nails. a Wire 11, undertension. is run ;over the nails and also over the. fabric whereby the latter is held with due security. It is oh- Yiously'ne essary that a suitable support.

shall be provided for that portion .ofQthe protector 9 which is provided with openings for the. cows teats, and for this purpose I employ the device illustrated'in' 2andmanneras to encircle the teats and support rotector that rece1ves-= 5, the same consisting 'of a circular wire" band 12 attached to a pendent rod or'stout wire 13 andterminating at'its upper-.end in a hook Mlwhich is adapted to be hung over and engage two headed nails 15', which,

as shown in Fig. 2, fare driv'eninto the par tition C just above the opening 1: .The ring being-horizontal or at right angles to the suspending rod 13, it is obvious thatit may be applied, as shown in Fig. 2, in such the portion of the them. It is apparent that this support is applied or adjusted in' place after a cow has been driven into the stall andthat it must be detached before she can be removed from.

the stall. V

It will be seen that 'the partition or .wall

C separates'the milkinv room' or compartment from the cows stal the protector completely prevents the pasatmosphere to the milk, so that-the latter is sage of any foreign substances fronrthe cow or the stable into the milk pailor bucket. It is a matter of, importance that these means also prevent access of unsanitary not contaminated in that way, as usual in .the ordinary process of milking either by hand or by machine. The same means also prevent any contact of the milkers hands or clothingwith anyv portion of the cow save the teats. Flies or other insects in the stable are likewise prevented from access tothe milk or bucket. i

The location of the' fioor 7 of'the milking compartment below that of the stable is a matter of importance, since it permits the milker to sit in a natural or uncramped position while milking.

What I claim 1s:

1. A sanitary apparatus for use inmilkw ing cows, comprising a vertical wall prov'ided with an opening and a flexible protector secured to said wall around the opening therein, the middle portion of the protector having sutficient slack to permit it to-be thrust through said opening and applied to 101* stable and with theudder of a cow, andprovlded. with openings for receiving the teats of the anidescribed.

2. A sanitary apparatus for" use in milking cows, comprising avertical wall provided with an opening, a flexible protector, having holes for reception of the animals teatsand adapted to be secured to the wall tached to a suitable sup ort and projecting through the opening-an adapted to support the animal, substantially as described."

3. A sanitary apparatus for the use specified, comprising a vertical wall provided with an opening, a flexible protector having holes for reception of the animals teats and adapted to be secured to thewall along the opening and constructed with sufiicient slaokor fullness, to adapt it to be protected through the opening, and a device for supporting the protector against the udder of -'the"cow, thev same comprising a rin attached to and arranged at right ang es to a vertical rod, and means for securing the rod detachably to the wallin pendent position, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a sanitary apparatus for the purpose specified, the combination with a vertical wall having an opening therein, of a flexible-protector comprising a fabrio' or equivalent having suflicient fullness to adapt around the opening therein, and means atthe protector in contact with the udder of it for projection through" the' opening and a mal, and a horizontal support for such middl e portion of the protector, as shown and 

